1090 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
PART V
“That in the heading of Part V, for the word ‘Auditor-General’ the words ‘Comptroller and Auditor-General’ be substituted.
‘That for paragraph 14, the following paragraph be substituted :—
‘14. (1) There shall be paid to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India a salary at the rate of four thousand rupees per mensem.
(2) The person who was holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution as Auditor-General of India and has become on the date of such commencement the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India under article 310A of this Constitution shall in addition to the salary specified in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph be entitled to receive as special pay an amount equivalent to the difference between the salary so specified and the salary which was payable to him as AuditorGeneral of India immediately before such commencement.”
“That in paragraph 15, for the word ‘Auditor-General’ in the first place where it occurs, the words ‘Comprtoller and Auditor-General’ be substituted.”
With your permission, I will explain the provisions tomorrow.
Mr. President : The House stands adjourned till 10 o’clock tomorrow morning.
The Assembly then adjourned till Ten of the Clock on Wednesday, the 12th October 1949.
W EDNESDAY, THE 12 TH O CTOBER 1949
The Constituent Assembly of India met in the Constitution Hall, New Delhi, at Ten of the Clock (Wednesday, the 12th October 1949), Mr. President (the Honourable Dr. Rajendra Prasad) in the Chair.
S ECOND S CHEDULE —( contd .)
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Mr. President, Sir, I would like to say a few words in explanation of the provisions contained in the Second Schedule, and I would like to begin with that part which deals with the salary of judges.
First of all, with regard to the Supreme Court, it will be seen that the salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court on the commencement of the Constitution will be for the Chief Justice Rs. 5,000 per month plus a free house, and the salary for a puisne judge will be Rs. 4,000 per month plus a free house. With regard to the Supreme Court, the position is this, that
*CAD, Vol. X, 12th October 1949, pp. 119-122.